When Hester Ann Gunter was born on 22 January 1838, in Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States, her father, Wiley Joshua “Greasy Pockets” Gosnell, was 38 and her mother, Dianah Honor Gunter, was 28. She married Ezekiel Chandler on 11 May 1856, in Madison, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Township 10 Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Big Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 12 August 1912, at the age of 74, and was buried in James Ramsey Cemetery, Revere, Madison, North Carolina, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
German (mainly Günter) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gunter (Old French Gontier), composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Guenter .
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